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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1957

Page

3

December church and club calendar for Graton area

December calendar lists events for W Main church group meetings, Lois Luz adder Class, Business Girls Club at Plaza Restaurant, Circle No 1 and Circle No 8 gatherings with gift exchanges, Taylor Boots and Saddle Club, Band Boosters, UCLW and UCLM at St Pauls Lutheran, a dinner for Boots and Saddle Club families, Womens Hospital Auxiliary luncheon, American Legion Auxiliary Christmas party, Veterans of Foreign Wars party, and a public bazaar and bake sale December 12 to 14.

W. Main Bt. W Margaret McParling Hazel Haskins Lois Luzadder E. U. B. Church Business Girls Club Plaza Restaurent Circle No Women's Society of the First Presbyterian Church Fred Floyd Tyalor Boots and Saddle Club Grafton Municipal Building S.C. S Andrews-St. Paul's Methodist Church Caroline Hall Gay St UCLW UCLM St Paul's Lutheran Church Charles Corbin Elbert Rhodes Thomas Beall Ray Withers Taylor County Boots and Saddle Club Drummond Shinnston Road W. T. Bradshaw Ola Demoss Womens Hospital Auxiliary Episcopal Parish House American Legion Auxiliary Agnes Shields Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Russell Demoss

Thanksgiving visits light up regional households across states

Mrs C F Shafer returns home after Thanksgiving with daughters in Vienna and Washington. Dr Charles Kimmel and Dr Harry Fleming visit relatives in Walnut Street and Chantilly. Families including the Flemings, Griffins, Joyces, Boylams, Wolfes gather for holiday. Lt Col John Thayer’s family hosts in Columbus. Williamson Harman resumes studies at West Virginia University after holidays.

C. F. Shafer C. H. Aylestork Vienna Mary Elizabeth Shafer Washington Charles Kimmel Cincinnati Harry Fleming Fairmont O. J. Fleming Walnut St Alva Jacobs Walter Summers Charleston Charles E. Griffin Chantilly James L Guth Nellie Tucker Joseph Tucker Washington, D.C Don Boylam Huntington James Wolfe Pittsburgh Guy Wolfe Brownton Frank E. Lyons Sallie Evans Grafton Mancelona Mich John M. Thayer Barbara John Columbus J. L. Holmes Baltimore Virginia Taylor Sallie Thayer W. R. Thayer Maple Ave William Harman West Virginia University Glen Harman Blueville

Hospital Admissions and Discharges Listing

Hospital admissions and discharges for November 30 and December 1 list patients by name and street. Notable names include Etta Allen Norma L Henderson Elizabeth Shriver Georgia Valentine and James Sevier.

Norma L. Henderson W. Knotts Ave Elizabeth Shriver Lincoln St Georgia Valentine Tunnelton James Sevier W. Washington St Alpert Keefover Edna Alt Brushy Run

Sorority Hall of Fame Honors At Tau Phi Lambda Event

The Detta Nu and Epsilon Epsilon chapters held a Hall of Fame celebration at Andrews Methodist Church honoring Mrs. Faye K. Littman and other sorority leaders. Mrs. Martha Cole was named Tau Phi Lambda Beauty Queen and received a gold cup. Mrs. Virginia Peters was named outstanding president of the year, and Grace Marie Barnlett became a life honorary member.

Detta Nuanaspsuon Epsilon Tau Phi Lambda Sorority Supreme Forest Woodmen West Virginia Maryland District of Columbia Shinnstol Martha Cole Cone St United States Cole Hall of Fame Tau Phi Lambda Ruby Gene Sewell Arunt Michigan John Powers Modeling Agency Department of Public Relations John Powers Agency Virginia Peters Grace Marie Barnlett Sife Bartlett Epsilon Epsilon Edith Jo Foley Littman Peters Delta Nu Grafton Martha Shanabarger Letitia Spadafore Eloise Dempsey Alice Poling Carol Knight Betty Dadisman Nancy Bennett Jo Ann Vorel Helen Shackelford Jean Shafferman Eleanor Cleavenger Mary Malone Freda Gillespie Louella DeBarr Norma Jaco Dorothy Hardman Rosie Bartlett Dora Teets Bessie Davis Ellen Tingler Bernadine Duty Marion Gough Elizabeth Wolfe Mariam Nestor Ellen

Births Mr and Mrs Donald Mason announce son birth

Mr and Mrs Donald Mason of Rt 1 announce the birth of a son at Grafton City Hospital at 10 56 pm on November 30.

Donald &. Mason Rt. 1 Grafton City Hospital

Neck Beauty Tips From Helen Follett

A beauty column urges women past fifty to prevent aging with a healthy diet and posture. It promotes avoiding excess weight, nightly heavy creams, and gentle neck exercises, plus wearing good posture and firm head carriage to keep necks youthful.

Historic Bell Missing After Thanksgiving Theft in Fellowsville

Quiet holiday period in Fellowsville ends as the 50 year old bell in Hubert Bolyard’s yard vanishes after a broken brace and a missing ladder clue. Neighbors recall its call for dinner and a family fire alert memory. Local basketball game set between Fellowsville and West Virginia Industrial School for Boys on December 2. Several local residents noted Thanksgiving visits and shopping trips across Grafton, Blueville, and Thornton.

Hubert Bolyard Hubert Fellowsville School West Virginia Industrial School

Moore To Enter Army Induction Dec 5

Kenneth Lynn Moore of Route 3 Bridgeport will leave December 5 for induction. He will be taken to Fairmont by bus with other state inductees and then fly to Fort Jackson South Carolina as his next destination.

Kenneth Lynn Moore Bridgeport Moore Fairmont Fort Jackson South Carolina

Paris Catherinettes Celebrate St Catherine Fashion Parade

Colette, a 25 year old seamstress in Paris haute couture, joins other Catherinettes in a yearly rite for unmarried women. They place flowers at St Catherine’s statue, parade in self made bonnets, visit couturiers like Maggy Rouff and Balmain, crown by the designers, sip champagne, then celebrate at shops, theaters, and dinners in hopes of meeting a suitor.

Catherin Joseph Whitt That Press Association Paris France Colette St. Catherine Champe Elysees Couturiers Ateliera Seine Catherinette

Fawcett Couple Welcome First Child in Fairmont

Mr and Mrs James Clyde Fawcett welcomed a son born Thanksgiving Day at Fairmont General Hospital eight pounds eleven ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James T Fawcett of Fairmont and Mr and Mrs Herndon Fawcett of the same city. The baby is named James Edward Fawcett, continuing a family line including the late James Clyde Morris, former director of the Fairmont Water Department.

James Clyde Fawcett Lincoln St Fairmont General Hospital Margie Fogle Edward Fogle Garrett, Pa James T. Fawcett Fairmont Herndon Pawcett James Edward Fawcett James Clyde Morris

Clothes Drive to Ship to Germany Reminds Donors

The Order of Eas emi Chapter No 12 asks people with usable clothing to deliver items to John Jenkins at Jenkins Cleaners. Clothing is being cleaned and packed for shipment to Germany and must be in by December 7.

Film Delay Halts Desire Under The Elms Location

Producer Don Hartman halted filming after discovering the elm shaded ground carpet was mainly thistles delaying Anthony Perkins and Sophia Loren. Hartman ordered staff to find another spot where Perkins could be more comfortable with Loren.

Hollywood 1 Eugene O'Neill Don Hartman Hartman Anthony Perkins Sophia Loren Sophia

Child discipline and building desire to behave

The text argues that children often act hastily and lack experience leading to trouble. It cautions that consequences aren’t reliable for preventing repeats and suggests parents should cultivate an internal desire in children to follow family norms to benefit themselves and others.

Ann

Properly washing fruits and vegetables after market sale

Do not refrigerate produce without washing. Rinse all fruits and vegetables including produce like apples oranges and lemons before storage. This helps remove dirt pesticides and potential contaminants for safer freshness.

Hovatters Welcome First Daughter Kimberly Sue

Mr and Mrs Elmer Hovatters of Thornton Route 1 announce the birth of their second child and first daughter Kimberly Sue at Grafton City Hospital on November 24 weighing four pounds ten ounces The mother is Beatrice Mae Moore a Grafton High School graduate class of 1943 The Moore grandparents are S J Moore Steele Grafton and paternal Floyd Hovatler Evansville The paternal great grandmother is Mrs Henry Hovatter of Thornton The couple also has a son Charles Ray aged 13 A Marine aviator Captain A M Parker became the first pilot to fly over the Antarctic Continent on December 5 1929.

Elmer Hovatter Thornton Route 1 Kimberly Sue Grafton City Hospital Beatrice Mae Moore Grafton High School S.J. Moore Steele Steel Grafton Floyd Hovatley Vansville Henry Hovatter

Santa wish list from Gay Pauley calls for sensible gifts

In a United Press Women’s Edition column from New York, Gay Pauley writes a humorous Santa letter listing items she does not want, including mink accessories and a 12-foot stuffed dinosaur, followed by practical gift ideas such as white kid gloves, perfume, a new handbag, a hostess robe, and even money or travel vouchers.

Gay Pauley United Press Editon New York Santa Smithfield

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